The Power of Juicing | Pros, Cons + a Recipe

by Eleni McMullin on March 19, 2014

One of the quickest and easiest ways to get added vitamins, minerals and enzymes is through juicing. Every morning I like to start my day off will one full mason jar of this deliciousness. I always make sure I am eating whole sources of these foods in addition to juicing. Even though juicing can be really healthy, you are missing out on some added nutrients you get in the pulp from the insoluble fibre. For example, I will have a piece of peanut butter and banana toast or a piece of fruit with my juice.

There are a lot of debates now-a-days on whether or not juicing is really in fact that healthy for you so I have made a list of pros and cons I have read along the way and some suggestions on how to make sure you are in fact getting enough of the nutrient rich parts of your fruits and vegetables.

Juicing Pros:

Quick & Easy

Healthy

Fills you up

Easily absorbed nutrients

If fruits & veggies are not your favourite thing its an easy way to sneak them in

Great sweet treat

It is vegan!

Juicing Cons:

A lot of the healthy parts are in the pulp

It can be messy

Expensive

Can be high in Calories

In order to make my juicing worthwhile I make sure to use every part of the juicing experience. I will use the pulp from my juicer and add it to either muffins or soups, making sure to remove seeds and some peels.

I always make sure to eat whole foods in addition to juicing. A lot of people may do a juice cleanse for a short period of time which can be healthy but I personally like to ensure I am getting enough fibre from whole fruits and vegetables.

In order to keep the calorie content down I always use three servings of veggies to one serving of fruit. Surprisingly, you do not need a lot of fruit for the juice to taste good. One of my favourites is pineapple because of its strong flavour. The smallest amount can make for the tastiest treat.

Make sure you only make as much juice as you are ingesting because it can develop bacteria quickly so it is best to drink it as soon as you make it.

About Eleni McMullin

I'm Eleni author of Convey The Moment {dot} com. I'm a vegan stay-at-home wife who has a serious passion for food, travel, fashion and health. I found a great interest for health while completing my Bachelor of Nursing Degree and have only become more invested as time has gone on. I have been a vegetarian for many years and became a vegan almost 2 years ago. I love educating others on the power of living kinder and how living cruelty free tastes and looks just as good! I like to call it my kinder lifestyle.

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